Improved composition foe imitation wood



May 8, 1911.

DRAWING. 438,952-

The records of the Office show at this time,

the t there was no drawing ever filed in the above numbered patent and the face of the file wraf per shows that specimens were used.

Finnis D. Morris,

Chief of Div.

gums gems gar-m ifirpl H RNRY CARTER, 0F TAUNTO'N, MASSACHUSETTS,i

Leflci's Pafmzf No. 68,959 dated S'qwtembrr 17,1867. I

IMPRovRn ooMRosmoN roR IMITATION WOOD.

' 120 ALL WHOM IT MAY GONOERR:

Be'it known that I, HENRY CARTER, of Tuuntrn, Bristol county, Massachusetts, have invented a new and improved Composition'for Imitation Wood; and I do hereby dee'lare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable others gsl filled in the art to make and use thesnme, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- 1 r Figurel represents a perspectireview of a box which is coated with my improved composition. Figure 2 is a riew showing-the metal shavings used by me? "Similar letters ofreference.ifidicotegorrespriudingpzirts.

This invention relates to a new composition for imitatin" wood, and consists in so treating and preparing saw-dust that thatkindof-wood froin whicli the saw-dust is prepared can he i'ully imitated. i

' The material is made plastic, and can thenlie easily applied on furniture, boxes, and other suitable articles, a i

and can, by pressure, he hardened so that it willbe as beautiful, but far more durable, than veneors, )lhlfilkfii aw-w now generally. used. By the addition of metal shavings the durability well as the beauty of the composition can be greatly increased. i

The composition is made oi a mixture of saw-dust and common glue, which are compounded in the propon tions necessary to make the desired appearance. It is then applied tothe wood or other material \vhiclrit is to l cover, and is then pressed to. the material in the same manner, 2'. e., with-nood-sprews, as common veneering is put on. The shavings of metal, as they/fall ofi' the lathe or from under the file, can beinixedwith this compo- 'sition, and wil'ladd to its good appearance. This material, when applied, will be of very great strength and i d urahility.

All the variations of wood can be imitated, not only by taking the dustof, partic'ularlvoods, but also by f mixing different kinds of dust. The metal shavings can, of course, be taken from any suitable kind of metal. Having thus described my inventiom what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 1. Making imitation wood by oombi-ningsawdust and glue, substantially as herein shown and described. 2. The shale in combination with metal-dust andshavings, substantially'a's hereinshown and describeda HENRY CARTER.

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Witnesses:

WM. 1 MCNAMARA, ALEX. F. Ronenrs. 

